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Re: [TowerTalk] Dipole Center Insulator

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Dipole Center Insulator
From: Mike Rhodes <weightdn@adelphia.net>
Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 12:30:20 -0500
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Careful Gary. You are showing your 'vintage'. =) Actually, The Wireman had one of those lying on his table at Dayton a few years ago and could not believe the number of 'hams' that asked what the heck it was...

Mike / W8DN

Gary Schafer wrote:
Maybe I am missing something here? Why would anyone want to use a center connector on a dipole with a PL259 coax connector? Seems like you create a lot more problems keeping water out of the coax with that kind of connector hanging out there. And you pay money for it.
Why not use a regular center insulator with the coax wrapped a turn around it where the end of the coax is pointing down.


73
Gary K4FMX

Pete Smith wrote:

The Budwig RF-1 gets my vote. I use 4 of them in an 80m wire array that has very high tension on the center insulator. 7 years so far with no sign of a problem from them.

Cheap, too

73, Pete N4ZR



At 08:47 PM 12/17/2004, you wrote:

I am rebuilding a multiband dipole and am looking for recommendations on
the strongest center insulator with an SO-239 connector.

Regards,
John S.
AA0ES

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